Hi Cooper families,
What a week we have
had this week! We have been incredibly busy this week, starting off the week by
introducing our new class pets – our tadpoles. We have had numerous class
discussions about how we should care for our tadpoles. This was the essential
agreement that the class made for looking after our tadpoles.
- Don’t tap on the
glass. It hurts their ears.
- Don’t jump next to
the table.
- Don’t put your hand
in the water.
- We have to be quiet
when we are near the tadpoles.
- We have to feed
them everyday. Fish food!
- We have to clean
their tank.
Hopefully if we
feed and care for our tadpoles, they will start the process of metamorphosis
soon and we will then have 3 healthy frogs in our classroom.
Show and Tell has continued all week with Group 2 bringing in their holiday photos to share
with the class. It has been lovely listening to the children talk so fondly
about their family holiday.
In preparation for Valentine’s Day, we started to talk
about the topic of love and what love means to us. We spoke about Valentine’s
Day being a day for expressing love, appreciation and friendship between family
and friends. As a symbol of Valentine’s day and expressing our love for others,
we started to create salt dough hearts to display in our classroom.
On Thursday we had a very busy morning! We had an early P.E
session, where we engaged in group games, ball play and an obstacle course.
After this session, we were in the middle of racing down to get back to the ELC
when the fire alarm went off (practice drill) and we had to make our way to the
large oval. This was pretty exciting for the children. We finally made it back
to ELC in time for a short Dancify session where we tried new moves and danced to some groovy music.
On Friday we celebrated Chinese New Year with a special
performance from the Edgerley class and a Lion Dance parade around the centre.
We made red envelopes in the morning in preparation for the parade, which the
children gave to the Lion as it passed our class. It was a wonderful cultural
experience for the children.
We hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Love Miss Gilbert and Miss C
